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Sources Primary: Abbott, Edith. Women in industry: A study in American economic history. New York: D.

Appleton and Company, 1909. 337-51. U of Michigan. Web. 6 Mar. 2012. Edith Abbott studied American economic history and her book gave us insight on child labor and its consequences before the year 1870. We used this book as a primary source because she witnessed an era of child labor during the Industrial Revolution. Abbott, Grace. The Child and the State. N.p.: The University of Chicago Press, 1938. N. pag. Web. 9 Mar. 2012. Grace Abbott was a resident of the Hull House and joined other women interested in equal rights. She was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson as director of the child-labour division of the United States Childrens Bureau. We used her book as a primary source because she lived during the time period of child labor and we used her opinions and facts to enhance our knowledge and website. Baines, Edward. History of the cotton manufacture in Great Britain. N.p.: R. Fisher and P. Jackson, 1835. 456-60. Ghent University. Web. 9 Mar. 2012. Edward Baines was strongly opposed to those against child labor. His book offered us insight as to why some people were in favor of child labor. The book allowed us to see the different point of view from a person during the time of the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain. Brickyards England Children Carrying Clay. 1871. Private collection. Web. 9 Mar. 2012. This picture is taken from The Graphic, an illustrated weekly newspaper dated 1871 in Great Britain. We used this picture in the slideshow on the homepage of our website. Child "hurriers" working in mines. Parliamentary Commission. Web. 9 Mar. 2012. This picture is used in our website and is a drawing from an official Parliamentary Commission report. "Extract from a Factory Inspectors report - British Parliamentary Papers (1836) No 353." The National Archives. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Mar. 2012. We used this factory inspectors report to understand the severity of the factory workers conditions in Great Britain. We used this picture on a page in our website. Great Britain Parliament House of Commons. House of Commons papers, Volume 22. Vol. 22. N.p.: HMSO, 1864. Web. 7 Mar. 2012. We used this to access the original Factory Acts from the Great Britain House of Commons Papers. Seeing the original gave us insight into the reforms taking place during this time.

Hine, Lewis W. National Child Labor Committee Collection. 1954. Library of Congress, Washington D.C. Web. 7 Mar. 2012. This gave us incredible primary source pictures from the time of the Industrial Revolution in the United States. Lewis Hine captured thousands of pictures of children working across the country. His pictures helped us to understand the extent of child labor in the country and we used his pictures in our slideshow and banner. Simkin, John. Spartacus Educational. N.p., 20 Oct. 2011. Web. 9 Mar. 2012. We used this site for many different primary sources. There were pictures, interviews, quotes, and speeches regarding child labor that we had access to and used frequently on our website. This was a good, unbiased website because it offered points of views against and for child labor. The author of the site, John Simkin, has written several history books and produces materials for many websites. "Transcript of Keating-Owen Child Labor Act of 1916." Our Documents. NARA, n.d. Web. 9 Mar. 2012. This website contained the transcript of the original Keating-Owen Child Labor Act of 1916, which we used in our website. This site is in a cooperative effort with National History Day as well. Secondary: Bloy, Marjie. "Factory Legislation 1802-1878." A Web of English History . N.p., 6 Jan. 2011. Web. 9 Mar. 2012. This website gave us a quick view of the reform acts of child labor in Great Britain during the Industrial Revolution. We used the chart that lists all of the child labor acts and investigations on our website. Child labor in Factories. Needham Schools, n.d. Web. 6 Mar. 2012 We used this website to increase our knowledge on the childrens wages, hours, treatment, and the movements to regulate child labor in Great Britain during the Industrial Revolution. "Childhood Lost: Child Labor During the Industrial Revolution." Eastern Illinois University. Ed. Cindy Rich. Teaching with Primary Sources, 26 Sept. 2008. Web. 4 Mar. 2012. We used this website to learn about advocates for child labor such as Grace Abbott, Jane Addams, and Lewis Hine. We composed a slideshow of these people to show their ignificance in their efforts to improve working conditions for the children. "Child Labor Reform Exhibit ." United States Department of Labor . United States Department of Labor, n.d. Web. 9 Mar. 2012.

We used exhibits number 1-5 to enhance our knowledge of child labor overall in the United States. Specifically, we learned about the Fair Labor Standards Act, Lewis Hine, and the National Child Labor Committee. Chung, David. "Industrial Child Labor in Britain." N.p., 16 Oct. 2005. Web. 9 Mar. 2012. This website gave us information about the role of child laborers during the Industrial Revolution, the conditions in workplaces, and reforms. Clark-Bennett, Robin, Carol Hodne, and Jennifer Sherer. Child Labor Public Education Project. University of Iowa Labor Center, n.d. Web. 6 Mar. 2012. This website gave us great information regarding child labor in U.S. history. It included a list of reforms and regulations in the United States that we included in our website. Cody, David. The Victorian Web. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Mar. 2012. We used this website for basic information about child labor. Additionally, we took statisics from this website about the childrens working hours, ages, wages, and population. "Grace Abbott." Women's Intellectual Contributions to the Study of Mind and Society. Webster University, n.d. Web. 9 Mar. 2012. This website gave us information on Grace Abbotts life in more detail. It helped us to see what a big part she played in the reforms for child labor. Greene, Laura O. Child Labor: Then and Now. New York: Franklin Watts, 1992. 7-73. Print. This book had information about many aspects of child labor in both the United States and Great Britain. It included information about the problem, the children, the reforms, and Lewis Hine. Nardinelli, Clark. "Industrial Revolution and the Standard of Living." Library of Economics and Liberty. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Mar. 2012. This article gave us information on the Industrial Revolutions standard of living in Great Britain. The economic situation in Great Britain set the stage for child labor. Nobel Lectures. Amsterdam: Elsevier Publishing Company, 1972. N. pag. Web. 9 Mar. 2012. This book gave a biography of the Nobel Peace Prize winner, Jane Addams. This explained her life and work, and gave us background knowledge about her for our website which we used in a slideshow. Samuel Slater- Father of the American Industrial Revolution. Ed. Erik Eckilson. Woonsocket, n.d. Web. 7 Mar. 2012. This website featured information about the Slater Mill in Rhode Island, which was the first mill in the United States. The website also gave us information about the everyday working conditions for the children in mills which we used in our website.

Solomon-McCarthy, Sharron. The History of Child Labor in the United States: Hammer v. Dagenhart. Yale University, n.d. Web. 7 Mar. 2012. This source helped us to understand child labor in the United States as a whole. It offered rich information into sub-topics we were looking into such as the reforms in the United States. It also gave us a good introduction into the child labor situation that we used in our website. The Fight to End Child Labor. 2012. The History Channel website. Mar 9 2012, 10:01 This video had clips from the time period of the Industrial Revolution in the United States. The clips allowed us to see child workers in their daily jobs. We obtained permission to use the video clips in our website from The History Channel. Tuttle, Carolyn. "Child Labor during the British Industrial Revolution." Economic History Association, n.d. Web. 9 Mar. 2012 This source offered many statistics regarding child labor, such as the number of children employed in different industries at different times. The website has a child employment chart that we used. Wagner, Jennifer. "The History of Child Labor During the American Industrial Revolution." IHS Child Slave Labor. Ed. Dr. Joseph Muzas. N.p., Oct. 2002. Web. 6 Mar. 2012. This website was very useful to us as we investigated the child labor situation in the American Industrial Revolution. It helped us as it described the roles children played in the different industries and their working conditions, long hours, and health problems. It also helped us to see reforms that had been enacted to improve those harsh conditions and what a big issue it was in America.

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